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Christendom

chris·ten·dom

UK/ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/ US/ˈkrɪsʌndʌm/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

  • “for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom”
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Origin

From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.

Phrases

  • Dar al-Islam
  • Klal Yisrael

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